1、Text A - Structure - Exercise One,1.Rewrite the following sentences in the style of the model. Model: reasonable, sound, do it this way It sounds reasonable to do it this way.,1)hear the good news, make, us, excited It made us excited to hear the good news. 2)need, finish the job, hard work It needs
2、 hard work to finish the job.,3)learn the course on line, not, difficult, so It is not so difficult to learn the course on line. 4)hear from you, a great pleasure, soon, so It is a great pleasure to hear from you so soon.,5)a good idea, on the coming New Years Eve, hold a party It is a good idea to
3、hold a party on the coming New Years Eve,Text A - Structure - Exercise Two,2.Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese into English using “no matter“. (不论我说什么), he always thinks Im wrong,No matter what I say,2)You cant get in (不管你是谁).3) (无论敌人什么时候来), they will be wiped out.,no matte
4、r who you are,No matter when the enemies come,4)He had to get the car fixed (不管要花多少钱).5)Mary wanted to get to school on time, (不论她是否吃过早饭).,no matter how much it cost,no matter if she went without breakfast,A - Comprehensive Exercises - Exercise Two,2.Translate the following sentences into English, m
5、aking use of the phrases in brackets. 1)他继续讲着，而我则在琢磨，想弄清楚它是什么意思。(figure out ) He went on talking while I tried to figure out what it meant.,2)至于阅读材料，老师会给我们一个清单。(as to) As to reading materials the teacher will give us a list.,3)我不知道为什么每次我们相遇，她总是扭过头去，假装没有看见我。 (look away) I dont know why every time we
6、meet she would look away and pretend not to see me.,4)当妈妈正视汤姆的眼睛时，汤姆觉得妈妈知道他在撒谎。(look . in the eye) Tom felt his mother knew he was lying when she looked him in the eye.,5)那个小女孩正盯着桌上的生日蛋糕。(stare at) The little girl is staring at the birthday cake on the table.,Text A - Comprehensive Exercises - Exerc
7、ise One 1. There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one that best fits into the passage.,Watch an Arab and an Englishman in conversation. The Arab, showing friendliness in the 1) of his people, will stand close to the Engli
8、shman.,manner,The 2) will move back. The Arab will then move forward to be closer; the Englishman will keep moving back. 3) , the end of the conversation, the two may be quite a distance from the place where they were originally standing,latter,By,Here, distance between the two is the key factor. Di
9、fferent people have different ideas about the proper distance between people conversing. According to studies, it seems there are four main distances in American social and business relations:,intimate, personal, 4) , and public. Intimate distance 5) from direct physical contact to a distance of abo
10、ut 45 centimeters; this is for peoples most private relations and activities, between man and wife, for example.,social,ranges,Personal distance is about 45-80 centimeters and is most common when friends, acquaintances and relatives 6) . Social distance may be anywhere from about 1.3 meters to 3 met
11、ers;,converse,and people who work together, or people doing business, as well as most of those in conversation at social 7)tend to keep the distance. Public distance is farther than any of the above and is generally for speakers 8) public and for teachers in classrooms.,gatherings,in,The important t
12、hing to keep in 9)is that most English-speaking people do not like people to be too close. Being too far apart, of course, may be awkward, but being too close makes people uncomfortable, 10) there is a reason, such as showing affection or encouraging intimacy. But that is another matter.,mind,unless,
